SystemLink Client Requirements

To use SystemLink Client to communicate with targets, your targets must meet the following requirements.

Table 5. Hardware requirements for targets using SystemLink Client
Component Windows NI Linux Real-Time
Processor

Pentium 4 G1 (equivalent or better)

Intel or ARM model

RAM 2 GiB minimum

4 GiB recommended

512 MiB minimum

1+ GiB recommended

Disk 1 GB minimum

2+ GB recommended

512 MB

Table 6. Software requirements for targets using SystemLink Client
SystemLink Client version Windows NI Linux Real-Time
2024 Q1 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2020-2023
2023 Q4 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2020-2023
2023 Q3 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2020-2023
2023 Q1 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2020-2023
2022 Q4 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2020-2022
2022 Q1 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2021
2021 R3 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2021
2021 R2.1 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2020
2021 R2 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2020
2021 R1 Windows 10 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2020
2020 R4 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2020
2020 R3 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2020
2020 R2 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2020
2020 R1 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019-2020
19.6 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019
19.5.1 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019
19.5 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019
19.0 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher

Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit) or higher

NI Linux Real-Time 2019
18.5.1 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2018
18.2 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2018
18.1 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2018
18.0 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2018
17.5 Windows 7 SP1 (64-bit) or higher NI Linux Real-Time 2017
Table 7. Supported application software for targets using SystemLink Client
SystemLink Client version SystemLink Enterprise LabVIEW LabVIEW Real-Time TestStand NI SystemLink Python SDK G Web Development Software
2024 Q1 Yes 2020-2024 Q1 2020-2024 Q1 2019-2023 3.8 2022
2023 Q4 Yes 2020-2023 Q3 2020-2023 Q3 2019-2023 Q3 3.8 2022
2023 Q3 Yes 2020-2023 Q3 2020-2023 Q3 2017-2022 3.8 2022
2023 Q1 Yes 2020-2023 Q1 2020-2023 Q1 2017-2022 3.8 2022
2022 Q4 Yes 2019-2022 2019-2022 2017-2022 3.8 2022
2022 Q1 Yes 2018-2021 2018-2021 2014-2021 3.8 2021
2021 R3 Yes 2018-2021 2018-2021 2018-2021 3.8 2021
2021 R2.1 Yes 2018-2021 2018-2021 2018-2021 3.8 2021
2021 R2 Yes 2018-2021 2018-2021 2018-2021 3.8 2021
2021 R1 Yes 2017-2020 2017-2020 2014-2020 3.7-3.8 N/A
2020 R4 Yes 2017-2020 2017-2020 2014-2020 3.7-3.8 N/A
2020 R3 Yes 2017-2020 2017-2020 N/A 3.7-3.8 N/A
2020 R2 Yes 2017-2020 2017-2020 N/A N/A N/A
2020 R1 Yes 2017-2020 2017-2020 N/A N/A N/A
19.6 N/A 2016- 2019 2017-2019 N/A N/A N/A
19.5.1 N/A 2016- 2019 2017-2019 N/A N/A N/A
19.5 N/A 2016- 2019 2017-2019 N/A N/A N/A
19.0 N/A 2016- 2019 2017-2019 N/A N/A N/A
18.5.1 N/A 2015- 2018 2017-2018 N/A N/A N/A
18.2 N/A 2015- 2018 2017-2018 N/A N/A N/A
18.1 N/A 2015- 2018 2017-2018 N/A N/A N/A
18.0 N/A 2015- 2018 2017-2018 N/A N/A N/A
17.5 N/A 2014-2017 2017 N/A N/A N/A